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China Sets Agenda for '99 Fortune Global Forum

        A packed agenda has been finalized for the upcoming '99 Fortune Global Forum, slated for September 27-29 at Shanghai International Convention Center.
        Participants at the business conference on September 27 will discuss the current economic situation in China and the influence of the country's development trend on multinationals under the topic "What Now for China?"
       At the first general assembly on September 28, heads of international giants, including chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola Douglas Ivester, president and CEO of Procter & Gamble Durk Jager, and president of China's Haier Group, will deliver speeches during a discussion of how China will affect multinationals' global and Asian strategies as well as their investment policies.
        Afterwards, CEOs of some multinationals will take part in two group discussions, "The Global Entertainment Industry" and "Energy and the Environment."
       Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger will make a speech during lunch.
       During the afternoon session, Minister in charge of the State Development Planning Commission of China Zeng Peiyan will give a brief presentation on China's development plan and will take questions from the audience.
      The representatives will then discuss issues of China's future under the topic of "Building New China: Now Comes the Hard Part."
The third symposium, which will begin at 4 p.m., will feature a discussion on electronic commerce.
     In the evening, Mayor of Shanghai Xu Kuangdi will host a banquet with performances for the international guests.
Another assembly will be held on the morning of September 29, during which companies with huge investment in China will share their strategies and experiences in the world's largest market.
      Following that will be a symposium on entrepreneurship and the fourth assembly for the discussion of globalization of China's financial sector.
      The fifth gathering will be in the afternoon, following a symposium on "Writing About the Developing World," with John Welch. Jr., Chairman and CEO of General Electric, making a speech on " Global Excellence." Former US Secretary of Finance Robert Rubin will also make his speech as a special guest.
     The closing ceremony is scheduled for the afternoon of September 29. (Xinhua)

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